VOV.VN - Vietnam is set to reopen regular international flights in two phases, with the first connecting the country to nine markets, said Vo Huy Cuong, deputy head of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam at a seminar on December 16 to seek solutions for the reopening of international routes.

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has sent a proposal on measures needed to be taken for the resumption of regular international flights to the Government’s Office, according to Deputy Minister Le Anh Tuan said.

VOV.VN - The appearance of Omicron – a mutated variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus – in many countries globally has forced Vietnam to thoroughly reconsider its plan to resume commercial international flights, said an official of the Ministry of Transport.

VOV.VN - Local low-cost carrier Vietjet is poised to increase the frequency of domestic flights starting from December 1 on routes connecting Hanoi - HCM City, Hanoi - Da Nang, and HCM City - Da Nang.

The Vietnamese Party and State always creates the best possible conditions for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) to contribute to their homeland's national construction and development, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a meeting with representatives of the Vietnamese community in Japan on November 23.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has assigned the Foreign Ministry to work alongside partners in an effort to fast-track the recognition of vaccine passports.

VOV.VN - Cam Ranh International Airport in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa is set to welcome its first international flight on September 18 as the country continues to move into the new normal.

Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City’s People's Committee Le Hoa Binh has issued a document ordering support for airline ticket holders who want to go to Tan Son Nhat International Airport for their international flights, at the request of the Ministry of Transport.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Transport has requested that localities facilitate conditions in which people who have tickets for international flights can access airports on time.

Regular international flights can be gradually resumed by the end of 2021 as the COVID-19 situation will improve in the second half of the year when vaccination is accelerated in Vietnam and in the world, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).